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Interdental cleaner

a technology for cleaning teeth and teeth, applied in the field of cleaning teeth, can solve the problems of difficult to remove contaminants or deposits from very narrow, fine teeth pockets,

Active Publication Date: 2015-10-08
INTERBROS
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides an interdental cleaner that can effectively clean narrow spaces and gaps. The design includes a cover with fingers and a bristle border that work together to provide a good cleaning effect. The fingers flex and bend when inserted into the interdental space, making it easy for them to clean the surfaces. The small size of the bristles also allows them to enter narrow gaps and spaces in between and clean them. Overall, this interdental cleaner is efficient and effective at cleaning even the most challenging spaces in the mouth.

Problems solved by technology

It has been shown that very good cleaning of the interdental spaces is possible with this interdental cleaner, but it is difficult to also remove contaminants or deposits from very narrow, fine pockets of the teeth.

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[0063]FIG. 16 shows alternative possibilities for fastening a bristle bundle 16 in the material of the support 11. A broadened head 23, with which the bristle bundle 20 is embedded in the material of the support 11, so that high resistance to pulling out is achieved in a positive-locking manner, is formed at the radially inner end of the bristle bundle 16 in a first embodiment shown in the top part of FIG. 16.

second embodiment

[0064] shown in the center of FIG. 1, the bristle bundle 20 is so long that it passes completely through the material of the support 11 and projects from this on opposite sides.

third embodiment

[0065] shown at the bottom of FIG. 16, the bristle bundle is bent in a V-shaped pattern and embedded with the base section of the V shape in the material of the support 11, with the legs of the V shape projecting radially. A very high level of safety against pulling out is achieved here as well.

[0066]FIG. 17 shows another embodiment of the fastening of the bristle bundle 16. The bristle bundle 16 is bent in an L-shaped pattern, and one leg of the L shape extends in the longitudinal direction of the interdental cleaner within the material of the support 11, while the other leg of the L shape extends at right angles thereto, i.e., radially to the longitudinal direction of the interdental cleaner and projects radially.

[0067]According to FIG. 18, the bristle bundle 16 is bent in a U-shaped pattern and has a preferably horizontal base section and two legs projecting therefrom. The bristle bundle 16 is embedded with the base section in the material of the support 11 and is held in same, w...

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Abstract

An interdental cleaner with a rod-like support which has a cleaning device in an axial end region. The cleaning device includes a cover on the support made of a soft-elastic plastic, and structuring is formed on the outside of the cover having a plurality of fingers protruding with radial components from the cover, which fingers are made of the same material as the cover and are connected as one piece thereto. The structuring additionally has a bristle edging with a plurality of bristle bundles protruding with radial components from the cover and / or individual bristles which are each formed from pre-produced bristles embedded in the cover and / or in the support.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a United States National Phase application of International Application PCT / EP2013 / 002154 filed Jul. 20, 2013 and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German patent application DE 10 2012 015 663.4 filed Aug. 9, 2012, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention pertains to an interdental cleaner with a rod-like support, which has a cleaning device in an axial end area, wherein the cleaning device comprises a cover of the support consisting of a flexible plastic and wherein a structuring, which has a plurality of fingers projecting from the cover with a radial component and which consist of the same material as the cover and are connected with this in one piece, is formed on the outer side of the cover.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]A corresponding interdental cleaner is known from EP 0 932 371 B1. The interdental cleaner describ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A46B1/00A61C15/00A46B9/02A46B3/00A46B3/20
CPCA46B1/00A46B3/005A61C15/00A46B9/02A46B3/20A46B9/06A46B2200/108A46B9/04
Inventor BUTZ, JURGENPOTSCH, GERHARDRUMMELE, MARKUSHAUSER, HANNESLEHR, STEFFEN
Owner INTERBROS
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